informationweek.com— VoIP gets all the headlines, but it's not for every enterprise. If voice quality is mission-critical, for instance, there is a business reason for retaining traditional phone service.
Aug 17, 2007View in Crawl 4
For the people reading this that do not have VOIP, do not believe everything you're reading in the linked article. My Vonage account has been on since last October and we have had NO problems with our phone unless the power goes out. If I put my cable modem, router, and vonage on an UPS and my ISP still has power, I'm still talking.....ZERO problems. Yes, I set up QOS on my router for Vonage but that's just because I wanted it that way. It didn't have QOS on the first month and we had a slight echo/delay on one phone call. The network was already saturated with a bunch of torrents(linux, shut up) and the wife was surfing while I was talking so I suppose it was probably understandable. Vonage costs us $30.00 a month after taxes/fees and that includes an enormous amount of extra features. We have free long distance in North America and most of Europe. Why in the hell would I want POTS (Plain old telephone service)?
how about an article over real voip, using local systems such as cisco call manager clusters, etc only going out through PRI service. even if the power goes out, you have UPS for power for at least a couple hours and SRST through analog phone lines for 911, etc. and there is E-911 through a neat little device caled emergency responder
For those of you using a VOIP provider in an office building you may want to check your local building codes. There are some places that specifically state that the fire alarm panel must be supplied directly with a copper phone line. The theory is that if you have an electrical fire the panel can still dial out. BTW: this means can't run your alarm off a PBX line either.
I've been using VoIP for 3 yrs now and I find it surpasses a *traditional phone* service. Everyone is seems to be worrying about when the power goes out or cable internet goes down. With the service I have I just simply have it set that if the call can't go through for any reason it automatically forwards to my cell phone. Not a problem. It has never failed me. I think VoIP will eventually become 'mainstream' as far as phone service goes. Lots of questions answered here...<a class="user" href="http://www.squidoo.com/voiptalk..." rel="nofollow">http://www.squidoo.com/voiptalk...</a> about when, how, and where you may already be using VoIP without even know it. As far as sound quality goes, I honestly cannot tell the difference. I love my VoIP! And I'm literally saving at least $90/mo on residential long distance costs!!! My cost with 8x8 (formerly Packet 8) is $28.01 with all the taxes and fees included. That is with all the perks that you pay 'extra' for with POTS. Can't go wrong there!
allaboutdatikiAug 17, 2007
Real VoIP rocks for small business. Skype won't cut it for mission-critical stuff.There are solid providers out there and there are some real fly-by-night operations.Compare them closely and above all, make sure that they're for real.<a class="user" href="http://www.geekbooks.com/VOIP-comparison.htm">http://www.geekbooks.com/VOIP-comparison.htm</a>
ispshadowAug 18, 2007
For the people reading this that do not have VOIP, do not believe everything you're reading in the linked article. My Vonage account has been on since last October and we have had NO problems with our phone unless the power goes out. If I put my cable modem, router, and vonage on an UPS and my ISP still has power, I'm still talking.....ZERO problems. Yes, I set up QOS on my router for Vonage but that's just because I wanted it that way. It didn't have QOS on the first month and we had a slight echo/delay on one phone call. The network was already saturated with a bunch of torrents(linux, shut up) and the wife was surfing while I was talking so I suppose it was probably understandable. Vonage costs us $30.00 a month after taxes/fees and that includes an enormous amount of extra features. We have free long distance in North America and most of Europe. Why in the hell would I want POTS (Plain old telephone service)?
tooloneyAug 18, 2007
how about an article over real voip, using local systems such as cisco call manager clusters, etc only going out through PRI service. even if the power goes out, you have UPS for power for at least a couple hours and SRST through analog phone lines for 911, etc. and there is E-911 through a neat little device caled emergency responder
rajulkabirAug 19, 2007
When you think Skype is the state of the art in VoIP, it's time to do some more reading.
rajulkabirAug 19, 2007
I find this very difficult to believe, unless you are in a seriously underdeveloped country.
bepoAug 20, 2007
For those of you using a VOIP provider in an office building you may want to check your local building codes. There are some places that specifically state that the fire alarm panel must be supplied directly with a copper phone line. The theory is that if you have an electrical fire the panel can still dial out. BTW: this means can't run your alarm off a PBX line either.
frezzleAug 20, 2007
stick your fugly ads in your ass
kaydubyaAug 20, 2007
Upon waiting for the article I was given an advertisement...... for VOIP.
carolky123Sep 18, 2009
I've been using VoIP for 3 yrs now and I find it surpasses a *traditional phone* service. Everyone is seems to be worrying about when the power goes out or cable internet goes down. With the service I have I just simply have it set that if the call can't go through for any reason it automatically forwards to my cell phone. Not a problem. It has never failed me. I think VoIP will eventually become 'mainstream' as far as phone service goes. Lots of questions answered here...<a class="user" href="http://www.squidoo.com/voiptalk..." rel="nofollow">http://www.squidoo.com/voiptalk...</a> about when, how, and where you may already be using VoIP without even know it. As far as sound quality goes, I honestly cannot tell the difference. I love my VoIP! And I'm literally saving at least $90/mo on residential long distance costs!!! My cost with 8x8 (formerly Packet 8) is $28.01 with all the taxes and fees included. That is with all the perks that you pay 'extra' for with POTS. Can't go wrong there!